Northern Ireland News for October 2001 : Page 10
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2001
Training for Women Network launches Annual Report
The Training for Women Network has launched its Annual Report at the Europa Hotel in Belfast. Over 70 members and invited guests listened to the Chairperson Pauline Murphy deliver the organisations ...
Training for Women Network launches Annual Report
The Training for Women Network has launched its Annual Report at the Europa Hotel in Belfast. Over 70 members and invited guests listened to the Chairperson Pauline Murphy deliver the organisations ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2001
Belgian airline scraps most of Belfast flights
Struggling Belgian airline Sabena has announced that it is to scrap two of its three daily Belfast-Brussels flights. The troubled airline carrier had been due to cease all flights on the Belfast rout...
Belgian airline scraps most of Belfast flights
Struggling Belgian airline Sabena has announced that it is to scrap two of its three daily Belfast-Brussels flights. The troubled airline carrier had been due to cease all flights on the Belfast rout...
Business News, Oct 8, 2001
Railtrack in administration as Byers refuses extra funding
Rail users have been promised a “fresh start” by Transport Secretary Stephen Byers following the collapse of Railtrack. A special High Court hearing granted an order placing Railtrack into the hands ...
Railtrack in administration as Byers refuses extra funding
Rail users have been promised a “fresh start” by Transport Secretary Stephen Byers following the collapse of Railtrack. A special High Court hearing granted an order placing Railtrack into the hands ...
Business News, Oct 8, 2001
Lloyd’s gross insurance exposure may run to £7bn
The latest figures available estimate that the London Insurance markets may be facing £7 billion ($10 billion) in gross liabilities as a result of the terrorist attacks on the US. According to rating...
Lloyd’s gross insurance exposure may run to £7bn
The latest figures available estimate that the London Insurance markets may be facing £7 billion ($10 billion) in gross liabilities as a result of the terrorist attacks on the US. According to rating...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2001
UUP to walk from assembly if Sinn Féin exclusion motion fails
Two motions to exclude Sinn Féin from the power-sharing executive in Northern Ireland were scheduled for debate in the assembly on Monday October 8. Speaking in the assembly on Monday Ulster Unionist...
UUP to walk from assembly if Sinn Féin exclusion motion fails
Two motions to exclude Sinn Féin from the power-sharing executive in Northern Ireland were scheduled for debate in the assembly on Monday October 8. Speaking in the assembly on Monday Ulster Unionist...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2001
Euro currency booklet launched
The Ulster Society of Chartered Accountants and the Northern Ireland Euro Preparations Forum have joined forces to issue a booklet which examines the key Euro currency issues for the local business se...
Euro currency booklet launched
The Ulster Society of Chartered Accountants and the Northern Ireland Euro Preparations Forum have joined forces to issue a booklet which examines the key Euro currency issues for the local business se...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2001
Prison officer’s daughter in fire attack
A prison officer’s daughter has been treated in hospital for smoke inhalation and shock after her County Armagh home was attacked. It is understood a group of men forced their way into the 17-year-ol...
Prison officer’s daughter in fire attack
A prison officer’s daughter has been treated in hospital for smoke inhalation and shock after her County Armagh home was attacked. It is understood a group of men forced their way into the 17-year-ol...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2001
Minister welcomes Heathrow reinstatement
Regional Development Minister, Gregory Campbell, has welcomed the announcement by BMI British Midland to reinstate four daily return flights between Belfast International Airport and Heathrow. The Mi...
Minister welcomes Heathrow reinstatement
Regional Development Minister, Gregory Campbell, has welcomed the announcement by BMI British Midland to reinstate four daily return flights between Belfast International Airport and Heathrow. The Mi...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2001
Alliance elect Ford as new leader
Northern Ireland's moderate centre political party, Alliance, has elected a new leader who has pledged to win back support from both Protestants and Catholics. David Ford beat deputy leader Eileen Be...
Alliance elect Ford as new leader
Northern Ireland's moderate centre political party, Alliance, has elected a new leader who has pledged to win back support from both Protestants and Catholics. David Ford beat deputy leader Eileen Be...
Recruitment News, Oct 8, 2001
Imitate your way to success says recruitment specialist
The way your boss walks, talks, even the pen they use could hold the key to your career success according to employment specialist group Sanderson Recruitment. “They say imitation is the sincerest fo...
Imitate your way to success says recruitment specialist
The way your boss walks, talks, even the pen they use could hold the key to your career success according to employment specialist group Sanderson Recruitment. “They say imitation is the sincerest fo...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2001
Rotary link up with Egyptian firm
Rotary (International) Ltd of Newtownabbey has signed a memorandum of understanding with an engineering company in Egypt as a result of assistance from Trade Partners UK. The agreement will enable th...
Rotary link up with Egyptian firm
Rotary (International) Ltd of Newtownabbey has signed a memorandum of understanding with an engineering company in Egypt as a result of assistance from Trade Partners UK. The agreement will enable th...
Business News, Oct 8, 2001
Workers shun stakeholder pension schemes
The Government’s stakeholder pension scheme has, according to a recent report from the Prudential, failed to attract many of the workers it set out to target. The Prudential commissioned survey also ...
Workers shun stakeholder pension schemes
The Government’s stakeholder pension scheme has, according to a recent report from the Prudential, failed to attract many of the workers it set out to target. The Prudential commissioned survey also ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2001
Construction sector ‘ignoring’ health and safety laws
New research by RRC Business Training amongst companies in the construction sector has found that many put the well-being of their employees in jeopardy by failing to adequately assess the workplace f...
Construction sector ‘ignoring’ health and safety laws
New research by RRC Business Training amongst companies in the construction sector has found that many put the well-being of their employees in jeopardy by failing to adequately assess the workplace f...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2001
Enterprise campaign looks to educate local schools
Enterprise Insight has launched its Enterprising Schools campaign in Northern Ireland. The event, which is the creation of CBI, IOD and the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce, took place in the Ram...
Enterprise campaign looks to educate local schools
Enterprise Insight has launched its Enterprising Schools campaign in Northern Ireland. The event, which is the creation of CBI, IOD and the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce, took place in the Ram...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2001
Minister announces fishing boat decommissioning scheme
Agriculture Minister Bríd Rodgers has announced that she was making available £5 million to fund the Northern Ireland Fishing Vessel Decommissioning Scheme 2001. Speaking on Friday October 5 at the ...
Minister announces fishing boat decommissioning scheme
Agriculture Minister Bríd Rodgers has announced that she was making available £5 million to fund the Northern Ireland Fishing Vessel Decommissioning Scheme 2001. Speaking on Friday October 5 at the ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2001
Appeal Court rules Sinn Féin meeting ban illegal
A bid by Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble to overturn a High Court ruling that he acted illegally in banning Sinn Féin ministers from attending North South Ministerial meetings has failed. In an...
Appeal Court rules Sinn Féin meeting ban illegal
A bid by Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble to overturn a High Court ruling that he acted illegally in banning Sinn Féin ministers from attending North South Ministerial meetings has failed. In an...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2001
Man escapes gun attack in Coleraine
A man has escaped injury in a shooting attempt at his home in County Londonderry on the early hours of Friday morning. The householder was awakened from his sleep around 1am on Friday October 5 afte...
Man escapes gun attack in Coleraine
A man has escaped injury in a shooting attempt at his home in County Londonderry on the early hours of Friday morning. The householder was awakened from his sleep around 1am on Friday October 5 afte...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2001
Murdered journalist’s wife appeals for no retaliation
The widow of murdered Northern Ireland journalist Martin O’Hagan has renewed her appeal for no retaliation for his killing. Sunday World journalist Martin O'Hagan, 51, was shot dead in Lurgan, Count...
Murdered journalist’s wife appeals for no retaliation
The widow of murdered Northern Ireland journalist Martin O’Hagan has renewed her appeal for no retaliation for his killing. Sunday World journalist Martin O'Hagan, 51, was shot dead in Lurgan, Count...
Business News, Oct 5, 2001
Corporate leadership workshop to learn from Caesar
Attendees at a forthcoming workshop organised by The Industrial Society in County Antrim will be taking tips from the classic leadership style of Julius Caesar. At the one-day “Power, Politics and Ho...
Corporate leadership workshop to learn from Caesar
Attendees at a forthcoming workshop organised by The Industrial Society in County Antrim will be taking tips from the classic leadership style of Julius Caesar. At the one-day “Power, Politics and Ho...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2001
Health committee concerned over further pay increases
The Northern Ireland Assembly's health committee has raised concerns over pay rises to chief executives of health trusts in the province. The rises are reported in the latest batch of health trust a...
Health committee concerned over further pay increases
The Northern Ireland Assembly's health committee has raised concerns over pay rises to chief executives of health trusts in the province. The rises are reported in the latest batch of health trust a...
Business News, Oct 5, 2001
Local companies gear up to reduce accidents at work
A record-breaking number of Northern Ireland companies are gearing up to take part in this year’s European Week for Safety and Health, which focuses on the prevention of accidents at work. There wer...
Local companies gear up to reduce accidents at work
A record-breaking number of Northern Ireland companies are gearing up to take part in this year’s European Week for Safety and Health, which focuses on the prevention of accidents at work. There wer...
Business News, Oct 5, 2001
DETI focus on foreign investment for NI economy
According to DETI officials Foreign Direct Investment has dramatically transformed Northern Ireland into an economy now fully engaged in the global marketplace. The assessment by DETI Permanent Secr...
DETI focus on foreign investment for NI economy
According to DETI officials Foreign Direct Investment has dramatically transformed Northern Ireland into an economy now fully engaged in the global marketplace. The assessment by DETI Permanent Secr...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2001
Finance minister announces EU gap funding
Minister of Finance and Personnel, Mark Durkan, has announced EU gap funding arrangements for voluntary and community groups working towards easing sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland are to be ext...
Finance minister announces EU gap funding
Minister of Finance and Personnel, Mark Durkan, has announced EU gap funding arrangements for voluntary and community groups working towards easing sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland are to be ext...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2001
Chief executive of exams board resigns
The Chief Executive of English examinations board Edexcel has resigned with immediate effect. Dr Christina Townsend’s resignation comes just days after the recent serious exam results blunder acknowl...
Chief executive of exams board resigns
The Chief Executive of English examinations board Edexcel has resigned with immediate effect. Dr Christina Townsend’s resignation comes just days after the recent serious exam results blunder acknowl...
Business News, Oct 5, 2001
Easyjet record stable passenger statistics
Budget airline Easyjet has revealed that passenger numbers fell by just three per cent last month, despite the downturn in the airline industry following the terror attacks in the United States. Howe...
Easyjet record stable passenger statistics
Budget airline Easyjet has revealed that passenger numbers fell by just three per cent last month, despite the downturn in the airline industry following the terror attacks in the United States. Howe...
Business News, Oct 5, 2001
Cookson set to axe 1,700 engineering jobs
British electronics and engineering group Cookson is set to axe around 1,700 jobs. The move comes as the company battles to cope with a downturn in demand in its key US market. Specialising in elect...
Cookson set to axe 1,700 engineering jobs
British electronics and engineering group Cookson is set to axe around 1,700 jobs. The move comes as the company battles to cope with a downturn in demand in its key US market. Specialising in elect...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2001
NI children’s hospice set to open
The new children's hospice in Northern Ireland looks finally set to open its doors next week following months of controversy within the organisation. Situated in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, the uni...
NI children’s hospice set to open
The new children's hospice in Northern Ireland looks finally set to open its doors next week following months of controversy within the organisation. Situated in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, the uni...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2001
British Midland step in to serve Heathrow
British Midland has announced that the airline will fly to London Heathrow from both Belfast City Airport and from Belfast International Airport. While confirming the transfer of the majority of its ...
British Midland step in to serve Heathrow
British Midland has announced that the airline will fly to London Heathrow from both Belfast City Airport and from Belfast International Airport. While confirming the transfer of the majority of its ...
Business News, Oct 5, 2001
Belfast team wins research centre design role
The Belfast division of global design alliance Connell Mott MacDonald has won two contracts that will see the company provide building services to a research and development (R&D) facility for Springv...
Belfast team wins research centre design role
The Belfast division of global design alliance Connell Mott MacDonald has won two contracts that will see the company provide building services to a research and development (R&D) facility for Springv...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2001
Farren launches £28 million project for two new colleges
Minister for Employment and Learning, Dr Séan Farren, has officially launched the procurement phase of a £28 million joint project that will provide new accommodation for the East Tyrone College of Fu...
Farren launches £28 million project for two new colleges
Minister for Employment and Learning, Dr Séan Farren, has officially launched the procurement phase of a £28 million joint project that will provide new accommodation for the East Tyrone College of Fu...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.